• La Madeleine (Chevreuse) • Château-vieux • Ducs de Lorraine (Sierck) • Beauville • Wasigenstein • Bellegarde The beautiful château sits in the heart of the Loire Valley with spectacular views over the Cher River. • Génos Click here to book your tickets to Fort de Salses. • Rohan (Mutzig) It was enlarged in the 15th-century with a grand tower and a drawbridge, and new additions transformed it into a residence for its owners of noble descent. • Brest Spectacular renovations have brought it to its former glory, and today it is home to the Museum of Medieval Warfare and its large collections of weapons and armor. • Woippy, Bruyères • Château-Dauphin • Lastours • Milandes • Bucey-en-Othe Château de Cheverny is one of the many French castles in the Loire Valley. • Cénevières • Chinon • Jean Château de Chenonceau was built in the Renaissance style in the 16th-century by Catherine Briçonnet and her family. With 2,300 sumptuous rooms, immense gardens, and a Grand Canal, Versailles sees millions of visitors each year. • Saint-Germain Occasionally, where there is not a specific article on a castle, links are given to another article that includes details, typically an article on a town. • Larroque • le Tournel, Belpuig Medieval castles are massive, with towers, battlements, bastions, embrasures, gates or barbicans, drawbridges, a keep, as well as a moat if the castle is on flat ground. • Hierges • Épinal • Luzech After a century of ruin, Azay-le-Rideau was rebuilt, but it suffered many periods of neglect as its ownership changed frequently between various kings, knights, and nobles. • Saint-Huruge Once the residence of the Counts of Geneva and other noble families, the castle has been converted into a museum in 1953. It was demolished in the 15th century to make way for the present building.Open for visit: Yes, check here for more information. • Echery • Arlempdes • Thorens, Alba The castle that visitors see today stands on the foundation of a former Roman fortress, strategically built on a hilltop. • Mont (le) • Pisy • Eaucourt-sur-Somme • Wittschloessel, Altkirch • l'Herm • Clérans If I do say so myself, it’s an amazing place to visit, and to live. • La Salle Situated in a region between France and Catalonia that now is part of the French Pyrenees, the castle has had a troubling history but lost its strategic importance after being repeatedly besieged. • Les Junies • Cornillon Where: 1 Place du Château, AnnecyWhen: 13th CenturyOpen for visit: Yes, check here for more information. • Les Marches • Chassy (Montreuillon) • Xaintrailles, Bellocq • Boussan • Frôlois The grounds of the castle include a tourist train which rides through the English-style gardens and a large pond where visitors can hire a boat. • Sanzay Château de Val is one of the most beautiful castles in central France. • Saint-Lyé (Evêques de Troyes) • Lavardin From Michelin-starred restaurants and authentic Renaissance decor to sweeping views of rolling hills and on-site wineries, these French castle hotels have pulled out all of the stops to make a far-flung vacation as indulgent as possible. • Chazeu Interestingly, some of the designs for the renovations run by King Charles VIII belong to Leonardo da Vinci. affiliate links. • Castelnaud-la-Chapelle Initially, a convent whose construction began in 1252, it was chosen as the seat of the Papacy in 1309 following a rebellion in Rome. • Fontenoy-le-Château • Largoët • Frankenbourg Built between 1526 and 1530, the castle was owned by several noble families and important political figures until the French Revolution. This French castle is in the middle of the country, directly south of Paris. • Sauveterre (Château des Rois ducs) • Vogüé, Alleuze • Clermont • Gevrey-Chambertin • Usson, Aguilar • Grangent The Minecraft Map, French Castle, was posted by Kovalle. • Cinq-Mars-la-Pile • Wineck, Lagery • Saint-Ilpize